Getting Dropped

[Stricker]

So did Killarney last night and eventually got dropped from racing snakes.

Now during the Winter I have been consistently putting in the time on the bike +- 250km per week and I can clearly see how much I have improved during this time - power and PB all round. But that being said ,being dropped is never a nice feeling- Some would say you can compare it to a break up  , all the emotions ,frustrations ,sadness and depression. I would say my biggest comfort for this is my love for the sport and how much I actually enjoy riding my bike( which is also a problem cause that prevents me from hurting myself on the thing I love)

 

That being said, I noticed other riders doing double the amount of KM and also getting dropped, even before I decided to pop. 

 

 

 

So the question , how do you deal with the disappointment ? Training  15+ hours a week 500km just to get dropped in 10min?

How do you come back and get same result week after week?

 

Happy Friday     

[Grease_Monkey]

So the question , how do you deal with the disappointment ? Training  15+ hours a week 500km just to get dropped in 10min?

How do you come back and get same result week after week?

 

Eish, I deal with it by not putting in that much training, so that when I do get dropped I can at least convincingly lie to myself. Always along the lines of "If I had 15 hours a week to train I could beat these guys without breaking a sweat". This is of course completely untrue, but the lie is much better than reality 

[Zatek]

Remember quality is better than quantity.

I train about 8-10 hours a week and only 6\7 of those are on the bike.

You have to teach your body to do handle multiple accelerations\attacks\surges and that little extra speed.

 

Moving from the alphabetic soup to racing groups are very different style of riding. Give yourself and your body to learn.

[Stricker]

Eish, I deal with it by not putting in that much training, so that when I do get dropped I can at least convincingly lie to myself. Always along the lines of "If I had 15 hours a week to train I could beat these guys without breaking a sweat". This is of course completely untrue, but the lie is much better than reality 

lol, THIS IS SO ME  

[openmind]

So did Killarney last night and eventually got dropped from racing snakes.

Now during the Winter I have been consistently putting in the time on the bike +- 250km per week and I can clearly see how much I have improved during this time - power and PB all round. But that being said ,being dropped is never a nice feeling- Some would say you can compare it to a break up  , all the emotions ,frustrations ,sadness and depression. I would say my biggest comfort for this is my love for the sport and how much I actually enjoy riding my bike( which is also a problem cause that prevents me from hurting myself on the thing I love)

 

That being said, I noticed other riders doing double the amount of KM and also getting dropped, even before I decided to pop. 

 

 

 

So the question , how do you deal with the disappointment ? Training  15+ hours a week 500km just to get dropped in 10min?

How do you come back and get same result week after week?

 

Happy Friday     

Either:

1. You need to train differently - quantity does not equal quality. To be able to survive the surges in a road race, you need a lot of high intensity interval training. And that hurts, so HTFU.

or 

2. You just don't have the genes to be a road racer - accept it and change your expectations. You can still love the sport in other ways.

[Stricker]

Remember quality is better than quantity.

I train about 8-10 hours a week and only 6\7 of those are on the bike.

You have to teach your body to do handle multiple accelerations\attacks\surges and that little extra speed.

I get that and that different courses are for different horses, just in general.

Do the training , spend the money , get a coach ..... and still get dropped in 10min..

[Stricker]

Either:

1. You need to train differently - quantity does not equal quality. To be able to survive the surges in a road race, you need a lot of high intensity interval training. And that hurts, so HTFU.

or 

2. You just don't have the genes to be a road racer - accept it and change your expectations. You can still love the sport in other ways.

MY Question to you is how do you know if you have the genes or not?

How do you know how much can you still improve or have you reached your ceiling ?

[Odinson]

You need to get an e-bike.

[mtbride]

Perhaps you are over training ... or you need to mix it up more. Intervals/LSD days/Race pace days etc. That's what I used to do and it worked quite well in the past.

[Schnavel]

Killarney is very explosive racing for a short period of time. Spending 15 hours a week in the saddle will be great for the longer rides, but you need to have done a lot of zone 6 sprint work in order to race.

 

What type of riding have you been doing up until this point? Zone 5 and downwards will be great for weekend longer races, but you need to get used to your anaerobic workload of 500W+

[GAP]

So did Killarney last night and eventually got dropped from racing snakes.

Now during the Winter I have been consistently putting in the time on the bike +- 250km per week and I can clearly see how much I have improved during this time - power and PB all round. But that being said ,being dropped is never a nice feeling- Some would say you can compare it to a break up  , all the emotions ,frustrations ,sadness and depression. I would say my biggest comfort for this is my love for the sport and how much I actually enjoy riding my bike( which is also a problem cause that prevents me from hurting myself on the thing I love)

 

That being said, I noticed other riders doing double the amount of KM and also getting dropped, even before I decided to pop. 

 

 

 

So the question , how do you deal with the disappointment ? Training  15+ hours a week 500km just to get dropped in 10min?

How do you come back and get same result week after week?

 

Happy Friday     

No Pain no Gain.

[JA-Q001]

Your first problem is not knowing why you get dropped.

 

A lot of workers ride their bikes 50km to work every day, that does not make them cyclists in a racing manner.

 

Start analyzing your races, being true to yourself and start figuring out where its your legs letting go and when its your head going first.

[FlyingScot]

Either:

1. You need to train differently - quantity does not equal quality. To be able to survive the surges in a road race, you need a lot of high intensity interval training. And that hurts, so HTFU.

or 

2. You just don't have the genes to be a road racer - accept it and change your expectations. You can still love the sport in other ways.

 

I disagree with point 2...do yourself a favour and read Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. 

[lechatnoir]

I ride almost exclusively on my own, so seldom know this experience. But when i DO ride with others, I get dropped repeatedly...

 

This tells me that riding with others is the way to go, sadly my schedule doesn't often allow for this.

 

However, every ride is fun, and puts a smile on my face - dropped or not. 

[Skubarra]

I would also add that don't judge yourself on the first Killarney session, especially if that is not the way you trained during the winter, if you keep at it you should improve over the season. Rather judge your training & ability on how you progress over the season.

[Spoke101]

I pose a question, A: Were you seeing double and about to faint?

                             B: Did you throw up whilst going off the back?

 

If your answers to A & B are not both yes then you sadly need to learn to go deeper into the pain cave and HTFU.